The rapidly growing Serious Games industry focuses on solving real-world problems using the universal appeal of play. In this major, you'll learn how to design and deliver game experiences to drive positive change in education, healthcare, marketing and more.
You’ll study game-based learning, puzzle design and game production, and use these skills to create emotionally rich and challenging experiences within your own games and simulations, including experiences for PC, mobile and virtual reality.
You can take your newfound knowledge and skills into the many companies that are now growing around the games industry.
Career opportunities
Job opportunities include embedded roles in government agencies and not-for-profits, as well as video games publishing, marketing, production and management.
Major (8)
For a major in Serious Games Design, students must successfully complete 8 courses:
Required courses (8)
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|
| SGD100 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology | | | |
| SGD102 Microbial Pathogenesis | | | |
| SGD103 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | | | |
| SGD200 Communication and Thought | | | |
| SGD202 Communication and Thought | | | |
| SGD214 Playcentric Game Design | | | |
| SGD321 Introduction to Games Scripting | | | |
| ICT352 Serious Digital Game Design | | | |
Minor (4)
For a minor in Serious Games Design, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
Required courses (4)
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|
| SGD100 Game-Based Learning | | | |
| SGD103 Video Game Analysis | | | |
| SGD200 Interactive Narrative: Puzzles and Quests | | | |
| SGD202 Interactive Narrative: Characters and Worlds | | | |
